President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said he cannot make a public endorsement while still in office, but stressed that he had a “very clear idea” in the first round and is similarly “crystal clear” about the choice in the second. He argued that Portuguese voters themselves also have a clear understanding of the two remaining candidates after what he described as an unusually intense campaign — with more debates, interviews and testimonies than campaigns since 1986 — and declined to comment on the candidates' personal profiles.